Letter from James Graham to his mother, Picket line of the 906, March 18 (no year)
Title
Letter from James Graham to his mother , Picket line of the 906 , March 18 (no year)
Subject
Graham , James--Correspondence . Graham , James--Military service . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 206th (1864-1865)--Biography . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 206th (1864-1865)--Pay , allowances , etc. United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Military life--Union--Personal narratives . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies--Union . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
Letter from James Graham to his mother from picket duty with the 906th , March 18th [most likely 1864] . In this letter , James Graham discusses how he is on picket duty , and that he believes his regiment is getting paid that day . He hopes to be able to send part of the money home . Graham also mentions that some of the companies have changed and that others have not and that his company has remained the same . In a postscript written on Monday (the rest of the letter was written on the previous Saturday) , Graham writes that he has received a pay of $64 and that he will send home $50 payable to his father .
Creator
Graham , James
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
GC14
Source
The Historical and Genalogical Society of Indiana County, PA; Graham Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Language
English
Contact
For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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